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Johnny Belinda (1948) and Evoking Silent Cinema

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Jan 21, 2021

I must admit to committing an unforgivable fallacy. Maybe I’m the only perpetrator, but there might be others too. In my own mental computations, I often attribute Jane Wyman as the first wife of Ronald Reagan more than I equate her with her acting career. And though Nancy Davis hardly built read more

Johnny Belinda (1948)

Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Apr 8, 2015

Johnny Belinda Directed by Jean Negulesco Written by Irma von Cube and Alan Vincent from the play by Elmer Harris 1948/USA Warner Bros. First viewing/Amazon Instant This had a bit more moralizing than I like but is a solid and sometimes beautiful film. I though Jane Wyman deserved her Academy Awa read more

JOHNNY BELINDA.

In The Good Old Days Of Classic Hollywood Posted by Crystal Kalyana on Nov 2, 2014

“JOHNNY BELINDA” 1948. After a long hiatus of not watching this film, I decided to pull it off my shelf last night and watch it. It’s been a long time since I seen this last, so when I watched it last night it was like watching it for the first time. What put me off is the fact tha read more

Johnny Belinda(1948).

Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Apr 5, 2012

Johnny Belinda(1948). Cast: Jane Wyman, Lew Ayres, Charles Bickford, Agnes Moorehead, Stephen McNally, and Jan Sterling. Wyman won an Oscar for this film for Best Actress. Deaf/mute girl Belinda, lives in a small fishing village with her father and her aunt. She can not communicate with her famil read more

Johnny Belinda (1948)

The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Mar 31, 2012

(via classicsfan.tumblr) Jane Wyman stars as Belinda, a deaf/mute girl who is constantly belittled and greatly misunderstood by the residents of her small, farm-oriented town in Nova Scotia. Belinda lives with her father and her stern aunt, Aggie (Agnes Moorehead). A new-in-town doctor, Robert Richa read more

Silence in Sound: The Power of “Johnny Belinda” and “The Miracle Worker”

Backlots Posted by Lara on Oct 21, 2011

When the silent era finally gave way to talkies in 1927, an art form was lost–the art of meaningful expression without words. When we look at the films of the great silent stars, for example those of Clara Bow, Norma Talmadge, or Lillian Gish, we see a wholly separate kind of film, one wher read more

Silence is Golden: Jane Wyman's Oscar-Winning Performance in "Johnny Belinda"

Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on Feb 13, 2011

Silence is Golden: Jane Wyman's Oscar-Winning Performance in "Johnny Belinda" Jane Wyman paid her dues. When she arrived in Hollywood in the early 1930s, Wyman worked steadily, but no one knew her name. During this early period in her career, she appeared in dozens of films, some classics, incl read more

Silence is Golden: Jane Wyman's Oscar-Winning Performance in "Johnny Belinda"

Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on Feb 13, 2011

Silence is Golden: Jane Wyman's Oscar-Winning Performance in "Johnny Belinda" Jane Wyman paid her dues. When she arrived in Hollywood in the early 1930s, Wyman worked steadily, but no one knew her name. During this early period in her career, she appeared in dozens of films, some classics, incl read more

Johnny Belinda

The Best Picture Project Posted by Alyson on May 11, 2010

The story of a deaf woman being raped sounds like a bad Helen Keller joke.  Now that we’ve cleared that air, let’s not go there. Johnny Belinda takes place in a peaceful fishing town in Nova Scocia.  It’s your typical small town, where everyone knows everyone and newcomers, like Dr. Robert Richardso read more